Chiselville Covered Bridge
Appearance
The Chiselville Covered Bridge is a covered bridge over the Roaring Branch of the Batten Kill in Sunderland, Vermont.[1] It bears a sign reading "One Dollar Fine for Driving Faster Than a Walk on This Bridge."
Description and history
[edit]The bridge was built 1870 by Daniel Oatman.[2]
It is a lattice truss bridge design, with additional steel I-beams which were installed in 1973 after damage caused by two overweight gravel trucks in 1971.
Popular culture
[edit]The bridge was featured in the 1987 film Baby Boom.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chiselville Covered Bridge in Sunderland". Happy Vermont. May 22, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ "Vermont Covered Bridge Society, Covered Bridges, Covered Bridge News". www.vermontbridges.org. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ "Bennington: Tour the Beautiful Covered Bridges of Vermont". Four Chimneys Inn. August 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
43°04′20″N 73°08′00″W / 43.07217°N 73.13320°W
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- Bridges completed in 1870
- Covered bridges in Vermont
- Wooden bridges in Vermont
- Bridges in Bennington County, Vermont
- Tourist attractions in Bennington County, Vermont
- Road bridges in Vermont
- Lattice truss bridges in the United States
- 1870 establishments in Vermont
- Northeastern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Vermont building and structure stubs
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